We are ready – most of the new hiking dates for 2025 are set! This time, however, we will extend them during the year, as our team member Katerina does not yet know when she will be able to offer tours again due to an accident. So if you haven’t signed up for our event newsletter yet, it makes double sense to do so now 😉 This way you will always know (completely without advertising) when we post a new event or new hikes.
Pull out the agenda – hiking dates 2025
As far as possible, we have set the dates again this year, especially for our popular hut weekend! Here are a few important tips:
- The list may change during the course of the year in exceptional cases (illness or similar), and further offers may be added. We always try to keep everything up to date here on the website.
- Each hike organizer decides about 2-3 weeks before the tour where the hike will go, depending on the current weather conditions.
- You can register via the website about two weeks before the hike date. If you don’t want to miss out, sign up for the event newsletter (sign up below) or join our Whatsapp community (more on this below).
- Vanessa is at home in Valais, her hikes are mostly in this region. Vicky is at home in central Switzerland. Katerina, Ariane and Julia cover northern/eastern Switzerland, but may also take a detour to other regions from time to time.
- The hikes are up to max. T3 – not because we don’t want more, but for liability reasons we can’t offer more difficult levels as private individuals.
02.03. Snowshoe hike (organized by Vicky)
17.04. Online Call / Intro Summer Hike on DE (organized by Julia)
23.04. Online Call / Intro summer hiking on EN (organized by Julia)
17.05. Hike (organized by Vanessa)
20.07. Hike (organized by Julia)
03.08. Hike (organized by Pascale)
16.08./17.08. Get together / hut weekend
30.08. Hike (organized by Ariane)
14.09. Hike (organized by Vicky)
21.09. Hike (organized by Vanessa)
05.10. Hike (organized by Vanessa)
06.11. Online call winter hike / snowshoe on DE (organized by Julia)
12.11. Online call winter hiking / snowshoe on EN (organized by Julia)
Event Newsletter & our Whatsapp Community
Always be the first to know when a new hike is unlocked! There are two ways to do this: By e-mail with our event newsletter, which you can sign up for here:
Or via our Whatsapp community. It works like this: In the main group “Announcements” we publish all new hiking dates and anything else that might be of interest to you throughout Switzerland (events, films, etc.). To join, send us an e-mail with the subject “Whatsapp Community” and we will send you the invitation link to the group – this is how we want to prevent spam.
Our tests from 2024
We are transparent – that’s why we share with you what worked and what didn’t. Despite initial enthusiasm, our local meetups in the regions unfortunately didn’t work as well as we thought they would, so we have discontinued them. You can still find hiking buddies via the Open Chat, which we will rename accordingly.
Our one-hour online calls at the start of the summer and winter seasons, on the other hand, have proved their worth and we will be keeping them. You can find the dates in the list above. These calls are aimed at women who are new to summer or winter hiking and want to learn more about the subject. Topics will be, for example:
1. how to plan a hike;
2. which weather apps can help me with my planning
3. what the hiking trail signs / descriptions T1 to T6 mean in summer and what the WT designation means in winter
4. what should I always pack?
5. assess natural hazards (avalanches, rockfall, karst holes, cows…);
6. wildlife sanctuaries & camping rules
7. in winter: What do I need to know about snowshoeing
… and much more.
Hiking scale / difficulty level of our tours
Here is an overview of the levels of our hikes:
Easy: You are a beginner or returning hiker and want to start slowly (again). On our “easy” tours, you can expect a slight difference in altitude of less than 500 meters. You have already done some easy hikes and are comfortable with small hills. Example tours: Il Spir > Crestasee > Waldhaus, First – Bachalpsee. Our pace is leisurely with 100-200 meters of altitude per hour. These tours are mainly covered by Ariane, so keep an eye out for her dates.
Medium: The difference in altitude is approx. 500 – 700 m and requires a certain amount of stamina. You have already undertaken a few hikes this season with an altitude difference of at least 500m. You should be used to walking uphill at a good pace over longer distances without being completely out of breath or having to stop every few meters. Example tours: Seealpsee – Ebenalp; Rigi Fruttli – Rigi Kulm; First – Faulhorn. The pace is no longer leisurely, but not fast either. We climb approx. 200-350 vertical meters per hour. Not suitable for beginners.
Hard: Our most challenging tours, where you quickly cover longer distances and 700 meters of altitude or more. You are already experienced and have hiked many kilometers and altitude meters this year. You are familiar with steeper passages and have no problem walking at a steady pace without getting completely out of breath. Definitely not suitable for beginners. Example tours: Zermatt – Schönbielhütte; Haldigrat – Brisen – Klewenalp. On these tours, we tend to walk at a brisk pace and climb around 300-500 meters of altitude per hour.
Last but not least – support us
And last but not least: Our hikes will remain free of charge, but like last year you have the possibility to send the organizers of a hike a small tip via TWINT after the hike for their work (approx. 2 days preparation plus one day to carry out each hike). So if you enjoyed the tour, you are welcome to send whatever you think is appropriate 🙂 You will receive the number to twint from each organizer, as communication before the hike usually takes place via Whatsapp.
